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the presentation of plays or other entertainments by traveling companies on the streets, in parks, etc., often with the use of temporary or mobile stages.

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Origin of street theater

An Americanism dating back to 1955–60

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How to use street theater in a sentence

The group’s first demonstration—a protest on Wall Street against the exorbitant price of just-approved AZT, the most expensive drug ever to that point—introduced what became the group’s distinctive brand of street theater.
Claiming our power in the HIV-AIDS epidemic|John-Manuel Andriote|June 23, 2021|Washington Blade
As street theater, this brief, intense "simulation" is convincing enough to be disconcerting.
The Street Theater from Hell|Christopher Dickey|January 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This will nicely counterbalance the spectacle of street theater.
How the Wall Street Protesters Win|Lee Siegel|October 14, 2011|DAILY BEAST
US Uncut shares the Tea Party movement's affection for street theater, albeit with a more urbane, ironic sensibility.
Tea Party for the Left: US Uncut|Ben Adler|March 3, 2011|DAILY BEAST

People were coming out of the Walnut Street Theater, and crowding the pavement.
Kathleen's Diamonds|Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

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